Piston ring



Jan; 15, 1924.

M. M. WHITE PISTON RING Filed March 30 1922 Snow Roz ECALCOLTII I'JI. WHITE, OF AXELETGN, TENNIEESSLEE.

figiplieation filed Ti iarch 30, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known Him; I, IViALOOLM iii. Warm, a citizen of the Uniied States, residing at Appleton, in ihe county of Lawrence and e Suite of Tennessee, have invented ceri'ain new and useful improven'ienfis in Piston Rings; and i do hereby (iQViA-IG the feliewing to be a fuii, ciesr, and exact descriptinn of the inveniion such as Wiii enable others skilled in the art tn which is npperiisins make and use the same.

This invention reiatesto rnet Hie peeking 01 pistons. and mere particularly in piston rings which are split disgonaiiy to admit of sheir eentractinn and automatic ezipaw sion,

Thepresent invention has for its primary object she pmvisien f a piston ring m. the

type aforesaid which Wiii prevent less '0? farmed ad acent the inner side me seepressure and the we sf sii to such an erz- 4 is engage fire inner eniis 09? the tent as to foul Mae p rigs, vsi ves smi Work-- ht pnrtions formed at tin sf the i119; parts an internsi eoinbusaien engine. way portion 3,, wiiereb a grsrent The inventien consists of a. pis lonriiig relative endwise pisy ef the having pnriaien eni frsm one oppn sseiisn Wi e10 Wsniei is i.

% site the 511i"; and having :2 sectien snugly W--&E of the ends iizereo section fitting hymn; ersian and overlapping is in pesiiion, ii over-i e split 2 the the spiiipf the ring, "whereby to prevent ring 1 21nd insures ciese joint, Whsre'nv 30 any opening for the escape of pressure or oii. prevent loss of pressure er the escape 0 eil @sher abjects aim sdv zmtages will be apby the ring in such quantity as to fnui the 3 parent and suggest themselves as the nature pings, valves sari siii'ier sm-ts 0f the engine.

of the inventien is understnod. Whatis claimed is:

' W'Hie the drawings illustrate an elnbod- A piston provideci with s split and imem of the invention it is m be understood having a portisn cut sway from a side than in. adapting the same in meet different thereof opposite the split, said cut away 25 conditions and requirements, various portion extending an eqnsi distance beyenni changes in {he farm, PZOQOTZeiOH and mincn each side of the split the ends *ne details of cnnsirnettion ms be resorted 0 sway portion conferming 0 a 110. n} iine Without departing rom tbs nsfinre 01? the of the 0 provide firs; onswerdiy faeingl invention. siirifaees as each and m? tire mi away pen "1:"; Referring to the eccomps? ing drawings tion, said. fist sn. s is their signs forming a part of the appis i adjacent she inner ""i}3i1211@5 f the riiig Figure. 1 2. perspective view 012a piston en's awa prawn sheniciers, a section ring embodying the inventisn, snugly fitting and esnferming is the ant Figure 2 is s detail view of a portion 0i sway pmrtion 013 the ring snoi having L1 e ringwith the sections omitted, shsuiders at its opposiae ends to engage the Figure 3 is a detail view ef the sections, shouiciers forme at the of the cm and away portion of the ring- Whereby tn pre Figure s is a side View of a portion of the vent any longiinfiinsi. mevement of the secring Wiilh the sections in position. tion is pause unea'nsi wear sf the eqds Corresponding and like parts are referreiihereof.

to in the following description and designated. in the severe views ef the drawings by like reference ciismesers,

numeral 1 designates s piston ring sneh. as nsusiiy PTOCi'iOiECi for the "pistens of cembsstieni esgines. The pisssn *istsnce upon opposite in inns in presence iii ing 1 inrss disgonsi spiit f2 and a portion ut. from a sic/is ineren'f npposiie the spirit, as indicated an; 3, the ends of the out way portion 8 ceimtiding 'Wiiii chords ine so as net to interfere with the 001i "ion and expansion of the Pin in the usual 31211191. The cut. away 1811 3 may ere and to any depth and. ire-jest a uniform V 2.

section 4: is O f s1 ir configuration :is to snugly portion 3 and conform the r came flush with thediiiferent sees 01' sides rhereni The section is (resigned to be of she same n'isterisi. as the badly of the ring; and. its end ersians are in the same straight line to coincide Wiih the strsigii'; ends e35 cut aws nortiens bnouiciers 5 are J I,

In testimony WhEiQQf E afiixby signs "W0 witnesses, IviAEMOLIviI M,

Wis-messes:

CARROLL Vi ma-351mm bw v0.29, 

